DVD watch
One of the greatest Robert Bresson films, Mouchette, is on a new $40 disc from Criterion, which has done well by this most austere and minimalist of all filmmakers. The French writer/director, who died at 98 in 1999, also had been a painter and German POW. Here are three other favorite Bressons:
Deadline looms for ex-heroin addict deportee
FORMER heroin addict and thief Robert Jovicic has a week to convince incoming immigration minister Kevin Andrews to allow him to stay in Australia, where he has lived since he was two years old.
Robert Noyce Chipped His Way Up
For example, back in 1965 when push-button phones were novelties and computers filled entire rooms, not just the corners of desks, Noyce predicted the world would soon see “portable telephones, personal paging systems and palm-sized TVs.”
‘Rapid Robert’ joins lineup for Feb. 10 Night of Memories
As a former high school coach and minor-league infielder, Paul Gries knows his baseball.
Robert Blethen to retire from Times
Seattle Times – Robert Blethen, vice president for corporate marketing of The Seattle Times Robert Blethen, The Seattle Times Co.’s vice president for corporate marketing and a member of the family that has owned the newspaper for 110 years, has announced he will
ALL EAST-TEXAS HONORABLE MENTION
Quarterback – Marcus Jackson, Robert E. Lee; Cameron Clark, Bullard; Gralyn Crawford, Palestine Westwood; Derrell Allen, John Tyler; Jeremy Claybon, Lufkin; Cashas Pollard, Tatum; Chris Yonts, Elkhart; Kendal McClendon, Arp; Casey Bell, Canton; Justin McAninch, Nacogdoches; Shane Fry, Hallsville; Aaron Potts, Rains; Taelor Brewer, Wills Point; Jordan Magee, Brownsboro; Trent Ledkins, Hawkins; …
Mourinho unsurprised by failure of Chelsea’s makeshift defense
CBS Sportsline – Chelsea sold defenders William Gallas and Robert Huth in the offseason, leaving it without cover in central defense. It reportedly bid for Bolton defender Tal Ben Haim this month but the transfer collapsed when Chelsea refused to meet the asking price
Robert Allenby Leads Bob Hope Classic
Robert Allenby of Australia lines up a putt on the 18th green at La Quinta Country Club during the first round of the Bob Hope Chrysler Classic in La Quinta, Calif.,
Kingsway announces acquisition of renewal and certain processing operations of The Robert Plan Corporation
TSX:KFS, NYSE:KFS) Kingsway Financial Services Inc. announced today that it had entered into an agreement with The Robert Plan Corporation whereby Kingsway has acquired the renewal rights of RPC’s assigned risk business.
Robert Moore, 85, artist, art teacher
Philadelphia Daily News – THE AFRICAN Episcopal Church of St. Thomas has much of its long history as the first black church in Philadelphia memorialized by the artistry of Robert C. Moore. He designed the stained-glass window honoring Absalom Jones, the slave-born founder of


